On Thursday, March 17, the second leg games of the round of 16 were held in the UEFA Europa League and in the UEFA Conference League.
The good news for Colombian athletes Luis Muriel and Alfredo Morelos is that not only will they have the opportunity to play against Bolivia and Venezuela to add and think about qualifying for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, but they advanced to the top eight club round in two European club competitions. This is the UEFA Europa League, in which Atalanta and Rangers qualified for the quarterfinals.
The first victory of the date was that of Atalanta over Bayer Leverkusen due to the minimum difference at the BayArena in Germany. Only the goal achieved by Jéremie Boga in the 90+1 minute was enough to take advantage of the lead obtained in the first leg in Bergamo 3-2 in favor of the Italians, for the club where Luis Muriel and Duván Zapata play to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League with an overall score of 4-2.
It should be recalled that Atalanta initially played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League but was transferred to the round of 32 of the Europa League, where it defeated Olympiacos from Greece. Subsequently, the Lombardy team eliminated Leverkusen and is one of the main candidates to win the second most important trophy in Europe. On March 17, Luis Muriel started as a striker in the starting point and played 79 minutes before being replaced by Matteo Pessina.
While Muriel was celebrating a victory with Atalanta, the day was not the best for Cordoba striker Alfredo Morelos.
Also known as the Buffalo de Cereté, the Colombian striker called up with the Colombia team on the 17th and 18th dates of the Conmebol qualifiers, lost this March 17 with a 2-1 result in the Rangers visit to the Rajko Mitić stadium in Belgrade facing the Red Star of Serbia.
The 25-year-old coffee ariete from Deportivo Independiente Medellín (DIM) is the third highest scorer in the UEFA Europa League since its previous stages with 32 goals. Today he played 80 minutes of commitment against Estrella Roja and was replaced by coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst due to a physical discomfort that Kemar Roofe gave him entry when the match was tied 1-1.
Rangers took advantage of the massive 3-0 he got in the first leg and after losing 2-1 today with the goals turned by Mirko Ivanić (10′), Ryan Kent (56′) and El Fardou Ben (90+3), he qualified to the Europa League quarterfinals with an overall result of 4-2.
Alfredo Morelos's Rangers eliminated Estrella Roja and dreams of being fit for an international title, having won the Scottish Premiership the immediately previous season under the technical direction of Steven Gerrard, current coach of Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
Meanwhile, the quarter-final draw in Champions, Europa League and UEFA Conference League will take place this Friday, March 18.
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